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Front Matter and Part One

· The following version of this novel was used to create this Lesson Plan: Mantel, Hilary. Wolf Hall. Picador, 2021.

· Note that, while the novel divides along Parts and provides chapter titles, it repeats chapter numbers within Parts; this Lesson Plan follows the conventions of the novel in its discussions.

· Following publication information, a dedication, epigraphs, a cast of characters, and displays of family trees, Part One begins with “I. Across the Narrow Sea,” as Thomas Cromwell’s injuries are detailed while his father inflicts them.

· Thomas Cromwell’s father upbraids him at length as he considers his mortality and responds to his injuries before blacking out.

· The next section of the chapter sees Thomas Cromwell wake under the ministrations of his sister, who soon calls for her husband and asks after her brother’s situation.

· Thomas Cromwell’s brother-in-law arrives, and the three of...

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